The Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research

描述（由申请人提供）： 该拨款申请要求匹配资金用于将加州大学洛杉矶分校健康科学中心现有的6，660平方英尺的37岁研究空间转换为最先进的研究综合体“加州大学洛杉矶分校叶中心口腔/头颈肿瘤研究（UYCOHNOR）”，支持口腔/头颈肿瘤学的基础和转化研究。UYCOHNOR的成立是出于对UCLA口腔和头颈癌研究的巩固和重大扩展的迫切需要的认识，特别是NIH支持的转化研究。在过去的两年里，加州大学洛杉矶分校牙科学院已经获得了超过2000万美元的NIH资金，用于口腔/头颈肿瘤学研究和研究培训。大量悬而未决的NIH赠款将大大受益于这个拟议的中心。拟议中的UYCOHNOR将作为加州大学洛杉矶分校和南加州地区的口腔和头颈部肿瘤学研究的焦点中心，以促进多学科的合作研究，特别是在基因组学和蛋白质组学方面。短期目标包括开发研究环境和基础设施，以促进口腔/头颈癌的基因组学和蛋白质组学研究，重点是加州大学洛杉矶分校牙科学院的转化研究。长期目标是提升和加强加州大学洛杉矶分校口腔/头颈部肿瘤学研究计划，使其成为全国首屈一指的研究中心和研究培训计划，并获得NIH的显著研究支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant application requests matching funds for the conversion of 6,660 square feet of a 37-year old existing research space in the UCLA Center for Health Sciences into a state of the art research complex "The UCLA Yip Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research (UYCOHNOR)" supporting basic and translational research in oral/head & neck oncology. The UYCOHNOR is formed out of the recognition of an urgent need for the consolidation and significant expansion of oral and head & neck cancer research at UCLA, in particular NIH-supported translational research. The UCLA School of Dentistry has secured over 20 million dollars of NIH funds towards oral/ head & neck oncology research and research training in the last two years. Significant amounts of pending NIH grants will significantly benefit from this proposed Center. The proposed UYCOHNOR, with the envisioned leadership and significant institutional support in place, will serve as a focal center for oral and head & neck oncology research at UCLA and regionally in Southern California to foster multidisciplinary collaborative research, particularly in genomics and proteomics. Short-term goals include the development of a research environment and infrastructure to foster genomics and proteomics research of oral/head & neck cancer with a translational research focus at the UCLA School of Dentistry. The long-term goal is to elevate and enhance the UCLA oral/head & neck oncology research program to be the premier research center and research training program in the country with significant level of NIH research support.